These days, there are few daylight hours. Here in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, at latitude 52 degrees, 16 minutes north, on the winter solstice, December 21st, the shortest day of the year, there were 7 hours and 41 minutes of daylight. That was 9 hours and 5 minutes...
"Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every...
Last Friday, I told the sad story of Sandra, a Grade 8 student in my school who had no friends. Although this didn't normally seem to bother her, Christmas was different. She was keenly aware that no one would give her a Christmas present at school. She was so touched...
"Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me." (Matthew 25:34b-35 NRSV)A...
It is interesting how it can be difficult sometimes to remember what I ate for breakfast, while the memories of my trip to Italy with my parents when I was only 7 years old are so well ingrained in my mind!Take, for example, Castel Sant'Angelo -- Saint Angelo's...
I saw Jesus the other day. The funny thing was that He didn’t look anything like the pictures. He or I should say She was dressed in a faded summer dress that had clearly been through a washing machine a hundred different times. Her shoes were the thick, black...
"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32 ESV)I loved my first grade teacher. Her name was Mrs. Gross but there was nothing gross about her. She had a such a sweet smile and kind way about her. I...